Regal Princess ship inspection

Dateline:  2014-12-07, Sunday
Location:  Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Florida




In early December, I was lucky enough to be able to perform a travel agent ship inspection of the Regal Princess.  The Regal is one of Princess' newest ships, (just brought into service in 2014), and sister to the Royal Princess...

The full text of this entry has been relocated to my primary Blog site!  Please go here to read the full review of my ship inspection:

http://travelagentphoenix.com/2015/09/21/regal-princess-ship-inspection/

The full Flickr album of photos can be found here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/CPGetaways/sets

Videos from the ship inspection can be found here in the associated Youtube playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/user/CPGetaways/playlists
There are videos of the hydrotherapy pool, walking along a glass-bottomed extension over water, the molten souffle at lunch, and a 360° view of one of the Deluxe Balcony rooms.

Lost Dog Wash trail hike

Dateline:  2014-12-30, Tuesday
Location:  Lost Dog Wash trail, Arizona


Today was a beautiful day for a hike on one of the Phoenix area's most popular trails.  It was a typical brutal Arizona winter day — that is to say, clear, sunny, and 59°F (15°C).  Perfect for a few hours of a comfortable short-sleeve walk up to the Taliesin lookout and back.

This giant saguaro with the really cool looking arms was about 26 feet (8 meters) high.

One of the many red barrel cacti on the hillsides.

The full Flickr album of photos can be found here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cpgetaways/sets/
See if you can spot the well-camouflaged lizard warming himself in the sun in the last picture.

AmaWaterways Review

Dateline:  2014-12-25, Thursday
Location:  Arizona


I suppose the benchmark for rating an experience is answering the question, "Would you do it again?"  To go ahead and address that right up front, my answer is "definitely yes"!...


The full text of this entry has been moved to my primary Blog site!  Go here to read about all aspects of the AmaWaterways experience:
http://travelagentphoenix.com/2015/09/21/amawaterways-review/

AmaWaterways Christmas on the Rhine cruise

Dateline:  2014-12-15 (Monday) to 2014-12-21 (Sunday)
Location:  all along the Rhine River

Flickr album location:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/cpgetaways/sets/
YouTube videos:  https://www.youtube.com/user/CPGetaways/playlists


The Christmas on the Rhine river cruise with AmaWaterways is a special version of their normal itinerary along this route...

This entry has been moved to my primary Blog site!  Go here to read the initial overview post and continue with each daily entry:
http://travelagentphoenix.com/2015/09/10/amawaterways-christmas-on-the-rhine-river-cruise-overview/

Anne Frank House and Navigating Amsterdam

Dateline:  2014-12-15, Monday

Location:  Prinsengracht 263-267, 1016 GV Amsterdam

To pass the time during our early Amsterdam arrival and the 15:00 check-in time on the AmaCerto, we decided to go to the Anne Frank House...

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http://travelagentphoenix.com/2015/09/10/anne-frank-house-and-navigating-amsterdam/

AmaCerto Ship Inspection

Dateline:  2014-12-15, Monday
Location:  AmaWaterways' AmaCerto ship

Flickr album location:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/cpgetaways/sets/


Since we were very early arrivers and most of the ship's staff wasn't swamped with other passengers, (housekeeping was very busy cleaning rooms from departing passengers, of course), we took the opportunity to ask our Cruise Director for a ship inspection...

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Amsterdam and AmaCerto Arrival

Dateline:  2014-12-15, Monday
Locations:  Houston Airport (IAH), Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), and river cruise port


Our flight path took us through Houston (IAH) to Amsterdam (AMS)...

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